Nightbooks

320 pages

English language

Published Nov. 18, 2019 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:
978-0-06-256009-4
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5 stars (2 reviews)

Alex’s original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping the witch Natacha happy, but soon he’ll run out of pages to read from and be trapped forever. He’s loved scary stories his whole life, and he knows most don’t have a happily ever after. Now that Alex is trapped in a true terrifying tale, he’s desperate for a different ending—and a way out of this twisted place.

This modern spin on the Scheherazade story is perfect for fans of Coraline and A Tale Dark and Grimm. With interwoven tips on writing with suspense, adding in plot twists, hooks, interior logic, and dealing with writer’s block, this is the ideal book for budding writers and all readers of delightfully just-dark-enough tales.

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5 stars

I’ve only recently discovered J.A. White and his series, The Thickety (of which I’ve only read the first book, but plan to dive back in this summer) and I was really excited to find he’s got a new book coming out this July.

Okay, so we are immediately thrown into the story right when Alex has snuck out of his apartment in order to go downstairs to burn whatever he’s got in his backpack, and he is captured by a witch who locks him in a room with no escape. I mean, there’s two doors, but one goes to a closet and the other only opens into the exact room he’s trapped in.

Already, he’s aware that this is not an ideal situation to be in.

“She likes stories,” says a random other child from behind the door. This works out in Alex’s favor, because the stuff he was going …

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Subjects

  • Children's fiction
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Fairy tales